What's New: 6.18.08

It’s finally SUMMER! The weather peeps say it will be 80 degrees several days this week. That means I have to finally finish a few of those cotton and cotton blend sweaters I started because our nights are continuing to remain cool. I am quite excited to be knitting a couple of purse samples for the shop as well. We received three of the all leather and complete with lining bag kits from Mango Moon. Mango Moon is the company that supports shelters for women in . Check out their story and their purse kits and colors.

Backpack       Hobo       Scallop

These bags only require that you knit the sides in any yarn you choose. I am making the sides for the black hobo bag with Feza using the freeform technique Tina and I learned from Valentina Devine at market. Each purse kit comes with its own pattern as well.

New solids and variegated shades in Berroco Comfort arrived today! Here are a few new colors.

Yarn of the Week

20% Off your in-stock purchase of 5 or more skeins of Top Seed Cotton. Cathy has made several summer sweaters in this yarn and raves about the drape and shape the yarn creates when knit. We have a good supply of both solid and variegated colors.

We've ordered our Stitch N' Pitch tickets, and they should be in the store and ready for purchase in the next couple of days.

Twins vs the Angels

Sunday, July 20th; 1:10 pm. Tickets: $21 each*

We only have 25 tickets. Don't miss your chance to participate in this fun-filled event! Call the shop to reserve your tickets.

* The price of the ticket includes a $1 donation to the Needlearts Mentoring Program, a youth outreach initiative of The National Needlearts Association.

Community Knitting (FREE & OPEN) Is on Sunday, June 22, 2008 from 2-4 PM. 19 blankets have been collected to date: THANKS!

What’s New: View Sticks

This handy new gadget lets you mark your place in a pattern or a pattern book and magnifies the line you are working on. A great buy at $6.99.

We also have stocked the Magnetic boards and stands for easy chart reading while you are knitting.

NEW from CiD our resident designer

My Lil' Knit Box Series is perfect for left over sock yarn. Pattern comes with 2 wood boxes and 2 stickers to document the yarn used and for whom you made the pair of socks. This is the first 2 of more to come. I get to see the prototypes.

Cid is soooo creative. We are glad she is a part of our shop. We now have all her patterns online for sale! YEAH!

Sale Loft Restocked-50% OFF

The loft was looking empty and Tina and I went over what we spent at market and decided we needed to purge some of the shelves to make room for the new yarns that are beginning to arrive. Here are a few of our favorite yarns NOW at 50% OFF. Check out the new additions!

Plymouth Boku, Art Yarns Silk & Silk Ribbon, Limari super bulky, Berroco Memoirs, Maggi’s Linen, Gossamer from Karabella (WE HAVE LOTS OF COLORS), NORO: Blossom, Cash Iroha, Hotaru, Daria, Niji, Sakura, Silk Mountain, Aurora, & Silk Garden Lite.

More stock will be added as we continue to move the store around.

Ravelry Tip for the Week

Continue the joy and inspiration from knitting in a group. Check out "Friends" in your notebook, click on "friends activity" and see the new yarns and projects they have added to their queue.

We added a new FREE Ravelry Class for July 7, 2008 from 6-8 PM. Registration is required and limited. Register online or at the shop.

CLASS Openings: Cable Vest, Continental Knitting & Short Row Heel starts Wednesday, June 18. Footsies on 2 Circular Needles Starts Saturday.

A very large shipment of Addi Turbos and Lace Needles arrived today and Lindsey got them on the rack.